IBM System x3690 X5
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Network adapters
The x3690 X5 offers two integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports, based on the Broadcom BCM5709C controller.
The following table lists additional supported network adapters.
Table 13. Network adapters
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
40 Gb Ethernet
00D9550
A3PN
Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR VPI IB/E Adapter for IBM System x
4
10 Gb Ethernet
49Y7910
A18Y
Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x
4
42C1820
1637
Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System x
4
None
A148
Emulex 10GbE Integrated Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x
1
49Y7950
A18Z
Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x
3*
49Y4274
5715
Emulex VFA II FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x
(Features on Demand upgrade for 49Y7950)
3*
95Y3751
A348
Emulex Dual Port VFAII Adapter & FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x
3*
49Y7960
A2EC
Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x
3
49Y7970
A2ED
Intel X540-T2 Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x
3
81Y9990
A1M4
Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x
4
00D9690
A3PM
Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x
4
42C1800
5751
QLogic 10Gb CNA for IBM System x
4
1 Gb Ethernet
90Y9370
A2V4
Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x
4
90Y9352
A2V3
Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x
4
49Y4230
5767
Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x
4
49Y4240
5768
Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x
4
42C1780
2995
NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter
4
None
1485
NetXtreme II 1000 Express G Ethernet Adapter- PCIe
4
49Y4220
5766
NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter
4
42C1750
2975
PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter
3
InfiniBand
95Y3750
A2MY
Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual-port QSFP QDR IB Adapter for IBM System x
1
00D9550
A3PN
Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR VPI IB/E Adapter for IBM System x
4
* Maximum of 3 if Emulex 10GbE Integrated Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x (FC A148) is not installed,
otherwise maximum of 2
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=networkadapters